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Montreal and Bytown Railway Company Bond Certificate, £100.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 CAD
Montreal and Bytown Railway Company Bond Certificate, £100.
Bond Certificate for £100 Stg issued at Montreal, Dec.20, 1855. A Magnificent item, most suitable for framing. Measuring 42 x 20 cm, aside from the attached coupons, there are six interesting engraved vignetttes, two each at left and right, and two at the center. Attached are 37 of the 40 Interest and principal coupons issued, for a total Payment of £120 over 20 years. Each coupon had a value of £3, with one to be cashed every six months. Each has an identical vignette of a train engine with two cars and a bit of the third, is hand-numberred from 1-40, with the original Bond number, and is hand-signed. The reverse of the Bond is printed in ochre, with an ornate Imperial Crest, and printed & hand-written text. To be noted is that Bytown was the original name of Ottawa.